CANYON, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Women's Soccer (7-5-3, 6-3-2 LSC) kept the Wagon Wheel in Canyon Saturday afternoon as they beat Eastern New Mexico 4-0. With the win, the Lady Buffs extended their win streak to six games.
WT nearly struck first three minutes into the game as they were awarded a penalty kick.
Riley Sims would hit the crossbar on her kick but made up for a score 13 minutes later. In their attacking zone,
Sienna Hurrell crossed a ball into the box where Sims finished the chance with her right foot past the keeper to give WT a 1-0 lead. The Lady Buffs continued to pressure the Greyhounds and while they did not score, opportunities were consistently created which would later come to fruition. Defensively, the Lady Buffs were strong across the backline as they limited ENMU to only two shots with none coming on goal. That 1-0 for WT would hold going into the halftime break.
Moving into the second half, WT found two early goals in the 54th and 56th minute to triple their lead. The first was scored by
Braely Martinez who capitalized on a misplay by the ENMU keeper on a breakaway chance. Sims made a great run to speed up the keeper who made an arrant pass that got picked off by Martinez. Just outside the box, Martinez fired a shot into an open net with the keeper out of position. Two minutes later WT kept pressing as the ball worked its way into the box. Off a deflection on a shot, Martinez corralled the ball and nicked it to
Mollie Ferro right in front of the keeper. Ferro went high with her shot and found the meshing as WT took the 3-0 lead. The Lady Buffs would score one more time in the 75th minute after a Sims slipped a pass to
Sarah Hernandez Lopez who snuck by the defense in the box. Hernandez Lopez took a shot to the bottom left corner for the Lady Buffs fourth goal of the afternoon. West Texas A&M kept Eastern New Mexico off the board the remainder of the game with a combined shutout by
Franciezca Blancaflor and
Sydney Nanz. The score finalized at 4-0 as the Wagon Wheel will once again reside in Canyon.
Top Lady Buffs
- Riley Sims totaled three points with a goal and assist in her 74 minutes. She produced four shots with one on goal. This was Sims' third game with 3+ points on the year. She is up to eight goals, two assists, and 18 points.
- Braely Martinez also recorded three points with a goal and assist in 39 minutes of action. She added three shots with two landing on goal. This was a career-high in points for Martinez and she is up to four goals, two assists, and 10 points.
- Mollie Ferro scored her first goal of the season in her 64 minutes. She added two shots which both landed on goal.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 22-7-4 all-time against Eastern New Mexico and extended their unbeaten streak to seven.
- The Lady Buffs led the game in shots (24-8), shots on goal (13-3), and corner kicks (4-2).
- This was WT's sixth shutout of the season.
- The Lady Buffs extended their winning streak to six games and unbeaten streak to seven games. It is the longest streak since WT won seven games in a row in 2022. During this stretch, WT's offense has been red hot with 3+ goals in four of those games.
- Sarah Hernandez Lopez scored her first goal of the season on her lone shot in 20 minutes.
- Sienna Hurrell tallied her third assist of the season in her 59 minutes. Hurrell is up to seven points from two goals and three assists.
- Franciezca Blancaflor and Sydney Nanz combined for a shutout in their 75 and 15 minutes. Blancaflor made one save while Nanz had two.
- Sara Soto and Jade Martinez each produced two shots on goal in their 64 and 46 respective minutes.
- Bailey Malone fired three shots with one landing on goal. This was her third game with 3+ shots this season.
- Ryann Davis and Rozlyn Rumsey both started and played 79 and 68 minutes and were crucial to the Lady Buffs defense.
- Alicia Cohen added one shot on goal.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Wednesday, October 21 as they host Texas A&M International at The Pitch. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
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